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Daily pressures of surgical service delivery in health systems under strain
Professor Lydia Cairncross, the head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Cape Town/Groote Schuur Hospital Academic Complex will deliver her inaugural lecture on Thursday, 2 November 2023 to mark her promotion to full professor.
31 Oct 2023
Allow all professional nurses and midwives to prescribe PrEP, say experts
In an editorial published in the South African Medical Journal , the University of Cape Town (UCT) HIV experts have urged the National Department of Health, the South African Pharmacy Council, nurse training institutions and authorities to allow all professional nurses and midwives to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to enable simplified and de-medicalised PrEP with an urgent focus on expanding the PrEP service delivery workforce.
30 Oct 2023
UCT oceanographer part of team to receive €12m grant for climate change project
The University of Cape Town (UCT) biogeochemical oceanographer, Associate Professor Sarah Fawcett , is part of an international research team that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) to better understand the ocean’s role in ongoing and future and climate change.
26 Oct 2023
UCT climate change fundi selected for 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath award
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Christopher Trisos has been named among the 2023 cohort of the Schmidt Science Polymath programme.
26 Oct 2023
Emissions from global concrete production can be significantly reduced – study
A Nature Communications research paper co-authored by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Emeritus Professor Mark Alexander shows how emissions from global concrete production can be significantly reduced by improving material efficiency. As a key decarbonising engineering strategy, this should be adopted urgently, said Emeritus Professor Alexander.
25 Oct 2023
SA’s corporate executives aren't sleeping enough – a serious risk to their cardiometabolic health
A new study published in Preventive Medicine journal found that four years of consistently inadequate sleep in corporate executives was associated with adverse cardiometabolic health.
24 Oct 2023
UCT to host mini symposium on tuberculosis research
The Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) in partnership with the Holistic Drug Discovery & Development Centre (H3D) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) will host a mini symposium on tuberculosis research at the IDM’s Wolfson Lecture Theatre on Friday, 27 October 2023.
23 Oct 2023
South Africa’s over 55s are staying economically active for longer
South Africa's population aged 55 and above is redefining aging and reshaping consumer behaviour. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing's 'Forerunners Report (Over 55s),' published on Thursday, 19 October 2023, found that middle-class South Africans are staying economically active for longer . Despite limited research on this demographic, it is gaining significance and evolving, which is especially valuable in the context of a struggling economy.
23 Oct 2023
Disability benefits may help protect people with schizophrenia against the economic costs of the disorder
People living with schizophrenia are at risk of suffering from extreme economic hardships. However, recent research found that disability benefits may protect against some of the economic costs associated with the disorder. The findings are published in the Journal of Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology .
23 Oct 2023
UCT increases students' access to primary healthcare through launch of pharmacy on campus
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Student Affairs (DSA) recently launched a Student Wellness Pharmacy aimed at not only improving how students interact with the campus-based healthcare services provided to them but also to enhance their student experience.
18 Oct 2023
New biodiversity research project launched
A new biodiversity research project known as BioSCape , which will link data collected from satellites and airplanes with field observations to better understand the biodiversity of the Greater Cape Floristic Region and nature's contributions to people, was launched on Monday, 16 October 2023.
16 Oct 2023
High-level Dutch delegation visits UCT to strengthen scientific collaborations
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) will receive a high-profile delegation from the Netherlands on 14 October 2023, to foster and strengthen scientific collaborations between South Afri c a and the Netherlands around astronomy . The visit will be held under the theme “The multi-colour U niverse”.
12 Oct 2023
UCT hoping to sustain student food support programme
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has provided food security support to needy students since 2018 and expanded the student food programme over the years.
05 Oct 2023
UCT working to address student wellness needs
In recent years, mental health conditions across the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) student population have increased markedly, resulting in more students needing assistance for longer periods of time. In an effort to raise more funds to address student wellness needs, the university will host the inaugural UCT Day on Friday, 6 October.
05 Oct 2023
Over 70% of the NSTF’s top science matric learners choose UCT as their home
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is home to 72% of the top learners from the National Science and Technology Forum’s (NSTF) Brilliants Programme.
04 Oct 2023
UCT intensifying efforts in the fight against gender-based violence
In celebration of UCT Day on Friday, 6 October, the University of Cape Town (UCT) intends to show further commitment to support more survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
04 Oct 2023
UCT aims to address plight of student facing fee debt
The University of Cape Town (UCT) will host its inaugural UCT Day on Friday, 6 October 2023 with the noble intention of alleviating the plight of students facing fee debt, which affects almost half of the student population.
03 Oct 2023
More funding needed to support the care of older persons - UCT report
Whilst the economic value of the support to older persons in South Africa has grown, it has not been increased sufficiently to meet the needs of a growing older population, nor has it been adequately linked to inflation, a report released on Sunday, 1 October 2023 by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Family Caregiving Programme (FCP) has found.
03 Oct 2023
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